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This page gives patients information on various cancer
support groups throughout the UK as well as other European and English speaking
countries. To make the list easier for patients' orientation the support groups are
divided into four main categories using a few criteria - whether the
support group deals with all types of cancer or specialises in one type of
cancer only, whether the support is aimed to assist the patient or people caring
for them, other criteria are the primary site of cancer (the part of body in
which cancer started), and a country in which the particular support group operates.
These groups are usually a great source of understanding and a compassionate
reference.
General UK cancer support groups:
| The
Afiya Trust (cancer support service for the
black and minority ethnic community) |
| 27-29 Vauxhall Grove, Vauxhall |
| London, SW8 1SY |
| Main telephone number: |
020 7582 0400 |
| Fax number: |
020 7582 2552 |
| Web site: |
http://afiyatrust.org.uk/ |
| Cancerbackup |
| 3 Bath Place, Rivington Street |
| London, EC2A 3JR |
| Helpline phone number: |
020 7739 2280 |
| Freephone helpline: |
0808 800 1234 |
| Fax number: |
+44 (0)20 7696 9002 |
| Web site: |
www.cancerbackup.org.uk |
| Cancerlink |
| 11-21 Northdown
Street, |
| London
N1 9BN |
| Main telephone number: |
020 7833 2818 |
| Helpline phone number: |
020 520 2603 |
| Freephone helpline: |
01808 808 0000 |
| Fax number: |
020 7833 4963 |
| Email: |
cancerlink@cancerlink.org.uk |
| Cancer
Equality
(cancer
support service for the black and minority ethnic community) |
| 27 - 29 Vauxhall grove,
Vauxhall, |
| London SW8 1SY |
| Main telephone number: |
020 7735 7888 |
| Fax number: |
020 7820 1115 |
| Web site: |
http://www.cancerequality.org.uk/ |
| Cancer Research UK |
| P.O. Box 123, Lincoln's Inn Fields |
| London WC2A 3PX |
| Main telephone number: |
020 7242 0200 |
| Helpline telephone number: |
020 7121 6699 |
| Fax number: |
020 7269 3100 |
| Specialist cancer nurses: |
020 7061 8355 |
| Freephone helpline: |
0800 226 237 |
| Textphone: |
0207 7061 8484 |
| Web site: |
www.cancerresearchuk.org |
| Marie Curie Cancer Care |
| 89 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7TP - England
(head office) |
| Main telephone number: |
020 7599 7777 |
| Raglan Chambers, 63 Frogmore Street, Abergavenny,
Monmouthshire NP7 5AN - Wales |
| Main telephone number: |
01873 30 3000 |
| 29 Albany Street, Edinburgh EH1 3QN - Scotland |
| Main telephone number: |
0131 456 3700 |
| 60 Knock Road, Belfast BT5 6LQ - Northern
Ireland |
| Main telephone number: |
028 9088 2060 |
| Web site: |
http://www.mariecurie.org.uk |
UK cancer
specific support groups:
Bowel
(colorectal)
| Beating Bowel Cancer |
| 39 Crown Road, St. Margarets, |
| Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1
3EJ |
| Main telephone number: |
020 8892 5256 |
| Specialist nurse advisory line: |
020 8892 1331 |
| Fax number: |
020 8892 1008 |
| Email: |
info@beatingbowelcancer.org |
| Web site: |
beatingbowelcancer.org |
| British Colostomy Association
|
| 15 Station Road, Reading, |
|
Berkshire RG1 1LG |
| Main telephone number: |
0118 939 1537 |
| Fax number: |
0118 956 9095 |
| Helpline telephone number: |
0800 328 4257 |
| Email: |
sue@bcass.org.uk |
| Web site: |
http://www.bcass.org.uk |
Breast
| Against Breast Cancer
(ABC) |
| B363 Curie Avenue, Harwell Business Centre |
| Oxford, OX11 0RA |
| Telephone number: |
0870 7744288 |
| Fax number: |
01235 820506 |
| Email: |
info@aabc.org.uk |
| Web site: |
http://www.aabc.org.uk |
| Breast Care Campaign |
| Blythe Hall, 100 Blythe Road, |
| London, W14 0HB |
| Main telephone number: |
020 7371 1510 |
| Helpline telephone number: |
0207 371 4598 |
| Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline |
| Information Centre, St Anne's Cottage |
| Over Haddon, Derby, DE45 1JE |
| Main telephone number: |
01629 813000 |
| Email: |
canhelp@btopenworld.com |
Brain
| Brain Tumour Foundation |
| PO Box 123, Tewkesbury |
| Gloucestershire, GL20 7YT |
| Main telephone number: |
01684 290439 |
| Fax number: |
01684 290439 |
| Email: |
btf.uk@virgin.net |
| British Brain and Spine
Foundation |
| 7 Winchester House, Kennington
Park, |
| Cranmer Road, London, SW9 6EJ |
| Main telephone number: |
0808 808 1000 |
| Email: |
info@bbsf.org.uk |
| Web site: |
www.bbsf.org.uk |
Lung
Lymphoma
Kidney
Ovary
Prostate
Carers
support groups:
| Carers UK |
| 20-25 Glasshouse Yard, London EC1A 4JT |
| Main telephone number: |
020 7490 8818 |
| Helpline telephone number: |
0808 808 7777 |
| Fax number: |
020 7490 8824 |
| Email: |
info@carersuk.org |
| Web site: |
www.carersuk.org |
| Carers Wales |
| River House, Ynsbridge Court, Gwaelod-y-Garth |
| Cardiff CF15 9SS |
| Main telephone number: |
029 2081 1370 |
| Helpline telephone number: |
0808 808 7777 |
| Email: |
info@carerswales.org |
| Web site: |
www.carerswales.org |
| Carers
Northern Ireland |
| 58 Howard Street, Belfast BT1 6PJ |
| Main telephone number: |
028 9043 9843 |
| Helpline telephone number: |
0808 808 7777 |
| Email: |
info@carersni.org |
| Web site: |
www.carersni.org |
International cancer support groups:
- Australian
- European
- Ireland
- USA
USA:
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center |
| 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021 |
| Main telephone number: |
(1) 212-639-2000 |
| Helpline number: |
(1) 212-639-4900 |
| Freephone helpline: |
888-675-7722 |
| Email: |
publicaffairs@mskcc.org |
| Web site: |
http://www.mskcc.org |
Academic
and research organisations
Imperial cancer research fund - General information about
cancer, including causes, prevention and treatment.
Gray Laboratories - A laboratory based
in North London researching Radiotherapy and molecular biology.
The Institute of Cancer Research - One of the largest
research institutes in the UK - it is affiliated with the Royal Marsden Hospital.
Cancer Research Campaign
http://www.crc.org.uk/
Imperial Cancer Research Fund
http://www.icnet.uk/
http://kryton.cr.man.ac.uk/table.htm
Cancer Group Institute
Founded in 1961, this resource from Dr. Jonathan Stillwell is an excellent provider of
cancer information.
http://www.cancergroup.com/
Cansearch a guide to cancer resources-
American guide to help with your search for vital information about cancer. Useful for
both patients and families..
http://www.access.digex.net/~mkragen/cansearch.html
Clinical trials in Cancer Research - information for patients.
Information for cancer sufferers who are taking part in, or about to take part in,
clinical trials. The University of Bonn's medical centre (their spelling) recycles the
info from the German National Cancer Institute. The site is in English
http://imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancernet/203900.html
Institute of Food Research.
Company registered as a charity, with labs at Norwich and Reading, with 500 staff doing
high-powered research on food and health (eg: broccoli, cauli and sprouts may protect you
against cancer)
http://www.ifrn.bbsrc.ac.uk/
Guide to Internet Resources for Cancer
www.ucl.ac.uk/oncology University College London - Oncology - scientific and medical cancer research
Complementary
medicine organisations
The
Royal Homeopathic Hospital The UK's only NHS complementary medicine
Hospital.
The Bristol cancer helpline. A unit which
brings together holistic healthcare practitioners for mutual support and personal and
professional development. Publications include self-help books and tapes ranging from
breathing and relaxation to medication and diet.
The National Cancer Institute
alternative medicine web sites. A web site established by the NCI
A web site sanctioned by the National Cancer Institute.
A web site built in association with the NCI
Gerson therapy. This homepage is the
largest and most comprehensive source of alternative and holistic medicines including
information on in
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